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Film Review: “Hoax_Canular” — Teen Prophets Turn to YouTube to Warn of Doomsday

November 1, 2014
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Hoax_Canular contains many troubling glimpses into private worlds, intimate visions of radical insecurity that are baffling, frightening, and flat-out bizarre.

Film Review: “Nightcrawler” — A Dark Parody of Getting Ahead

October 31, 2014
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Nightcrawler is a vicious satire of the high stakes required to survive in an American free enterprise system where losers are kicked to the curb and winners take all.

Fuse Film Review: “Listen Up Philip” — Portrait of the Artist as Sheer Ego

October 31, 2014
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Despite Philip’s self-absorbed claptrap, young, successful women seem to be drawn to him. Go figure.

Film Review: “Unorthodox” — A Mixed Bag at the Arlington International Film Festival

October 29, 2014
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Unorthodox teases the audience with the come-on that it will be a highly unusual documentary about religion and individual transformation..

Film Review: “The Class of ’92” — An Excellent Documentary on Six Young Men and the Miracle Years of Manchester United

October 27, 2014
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Filmmakers Ben and Gabe Turner also successfully place the story of Manchester United’s rise in the larger context of what was happening in Great Britain at the time.

Film Review: “The Irish Pub” — A Too Polite Homage to the Old-fashioned Gaelic tavern

October 26, 2014
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So what’s the verdict on The Irish Pub? A well-meaning film, but lacking in excitement.

Film Review: “Whiplash” and “Birdman” — Marching to a Different Drummer

October 23, 2014
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Whiplash and Birdman — two of the best films released this year.

Fuse Film Review: The Arlington International Film Festival Kicks off 4th Season with Boffo “Botso”

October 22, 2014
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Botso teaches children the joie de vivre of music and he is remarkably successful.

Fuse Film Review: “Pride” — A Feel-Good Film About the Union Ties That Bind

October 17, 2014
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Pride is poignant celebration of the power of the human element, a carefully layered tale of solidarity.

Film Review: “The Blue Room” — “Gone Girl” — French Version

October 17, 2014
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Is he a murderer? Is she? Who was the victim? His wife? The mistress? The Blue Room is Gone Girl French style, which means more sex, more art, and more enigma.

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